diff --git a/docker/neutron/neutron-base/Dockerfile.j2 b/docker/neutron/neutron-base/Dockerfile.j2
index 6dac6425c8..9d597b6fe7 100644
--- a/docker/neutron/neutron-base/Dockerfile.j2
+++ b/docker/neutron/neutron-base/Dockerfile.j2
@@ -102,7 +102,6 @@ ADD plugins-archive /
 ] %}
 
 RUN ln -s neutron-base-source/* neutron \
-    && sed -i /^neutron=/d /requirements/upper-constraints.txt \
     && {{ macros.install_pip(neutron_base_pip_packages | customizable("pip_packages")) }} \
     && mkdir -p /etc/neutron \
     && cp -r /neutron/etc/* /etc/neutron/ \